May 10, 2009, 4:30PM

Two pre-Red Wings-Ducks game clips of note: ESPN posted a 1:50 clip of Barry Melrose predicting that the Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes should win their respective playoff series, praising the Wings' ability to get to Jonas Hiller Full story »

February 23, 2009, 8:58PM

The National Post's Joe O'Connor claims that Red Wings coach Mike Babcock must prepare himself for the NHL's equivalent of breaking a dozen mirrors: February 23, National Post: Mike Babcock: Beware. Sure, you are the head coach of the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, and your team is a threat to repeat. But you are also going to... Full story »

November 28, 2008, 4:42AM

USA Today's Kevin Allen completed a full circuit of the Red Wings/NHL-related topic rink in an interview with WDFN's Stoney and Wojo on Wednesday, discussing Darren McCarty's demotion to Grand Rapids in context of McCarty's not-so-tenuous future as a Wing subject to waivers, the team's struggle to play at its best over its first 20 games, and the statuses of... Full story »

November 16, 2008, 11:02AM

The Denver Post's Terry Frei believes that the NHL made a bad move by affiliating itself with Ticketmaster's online ticket re-sale program, suggesting that the NHL is basically endorsing scalping for its own profit. November 16, Denver Post: The NHL and Ticketmaster sent out an e-mail release Friday, announcing a new agreement under which fans can buy and sell previously... Full story »

November 15, 2008, 10:17AM

The Florida Panthers rallied from a 2-goal deficit to salvage a 2-2 tie with the Detroit Red Wings after two periods of play, and a slightly surprising personnel move triggered the rally, as the Miami Herald's George Richards notes: November 15, Miami Herald: The Red Wings led 2-0 before Florida coach Pete DeBoer pulled goalie Craig Anderson and reinstated starter... Full story »

November 14, 2008, 5:15PM

In the, "Tough crowd!" department, the Tampa Bay Lightning's management, which has underwent massive changes over the past five months, took the Red Wings' 4-2 win and their team's 5-7-and-4 start into consideration when they fired Barry Melrose today, as the Associated Press notes: November 14, Associated Press: The Tampa Bay Lightning have relieved head coach Barry Melrose of his... Full story »

November 14, 2008, 9:47AM

The Tampa Bay Lightning felt that they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after taking a 2-0 first period lead in their 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, and penalties turned the tide back in Detroit's favour (for once). TampaBayLightning.com's Lonnie Herman chronicles the comeback calls: November 13, TampaBayLightning.com: Detroit cut the lead to 2-1 early... Full story »

November 14, 2008, 9:40AM

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Barry Melrose spent a significant part of his hockey career with the Red Wings' organization, so his comments about Detroit's managment, as noted by the St. Petersburg Times' Joe Smith, aren't surprising: November 14, St. Petersburg Times: "They are the model of every organization," Melrose said. "Kenny Holland is the best general manager in the NHL.... Full story »

November 13, 2008, 3:49PM

The Tampa Bay Lightning sport a 5-6-and-3 record heading into tonight's contest against the Detroit Red Wings, and while their offence sputters at times, TampaBayLightning.com's "insider" notes that the Bolts outclass the Wings in one particular aspect: November 13, TampaBayLightning.com: Before the season started most of the pundits and fans were saying that the Lightning would struggle on defense and... Full story »

November 13, 2008, 2:35PM

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Barry Melrose sounded more like a TV personality than an opposing team's coach in discussing the Red Wings with the media this morning, as the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan notes: November 13, Detroit News: "When you win the Stanley Cup and you add (Marian) Hossa, that's a pretty good addition," said Melrose, the former ESPN analyst... Full story »

November 13, 2008, 4:53AM

The Tampa Bay Lightning sit 12th in the Eastern Conference heading into tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings (7:30 PM, FSD/WXYT). They've lost two straight games, having wrapped up a 5-game road trip by dropping 4-0 decision to the Florida Panthers (whose Craig Anderson gets the nod for Friday's tilt vs. Detroit thanks to his 24-save shutout). The Tampa... Full story »

May 26, 2008, 9:17AM

The Detroit News's Dave Dye spoke to the CBC's Don Cherry about the Red Wings-Penguins series, and while Cherry doesn't exactly like the Wings' style of play, he feels that it's extremely effective: May 26, Detroit News: Dave Dye: What adjustments do you expect for Game 2? Don Cherry: Maybe switch (Evgeni) Malkin to the other side. He might play... Full story »

May 12, 2008, 7:06AM

The Oakland Press's Pat Caputo believes that the CBC's Don Cherry and ESPN's Barry Melrose are all-too-influential broadcast dinosaurs, who are plainly biased against the Detroit Red Wings because they're highly-skilled and European-dominated team that doesn't hold the bibles of "Old Time Hockey" to be a sacred text: May 12, Macomb Daily: After the Red Wings Game 1 victory over... Full story »

May 11, 2008, 5:10PM

Here are the multimedia offerings from the Detroit Red Wings' 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night: NHL.com posted a 4:39 highlight clip that ends just before Ribeiro two-hands Osgood--the irony of the incident is that Ribeiro and Ott were racing behind the net, looking to plaster Brian Rafalski into next week, which is why Osgood may or... Full story »